WEBVTT THIS NEWBORN, HOURS OLD, STARTEDHIS LIFE ON A STRANGERSDOORSTEP.>> THE BABY WAS LEFT UNATTENDEDOUTSIDE ON THE DOOR.IT DOESN'T APPEAR ANYONE TRIEDTO KNOCK ON THE DOOR, RING THEDOORBELL, TO BRING AWARENESS TOTHE RESIDENTS THAT THE CHILD HADBEEN LEFT.REPORTER: THESE ARE THE ONLYCLUES THE PERSON WHO ABANDONEDTHE BABY BOY LEFT BEHIND.A SMALL PURPLE MUDD BRANDWOMEN'S SHIRT AND A BLACKADDIDAS JACKET WITH RED STRIPES.ANNAPOLIS POLICE SAY THE INFANT,FOUND IN THE 2000 BLOCK OFFOREST DRIVE, APPEARS TO BEHISPANIC.>> IF YOU HAVE A NEIGHBOR OR AFRIEND WHO WAS PREGNANT AND NOWTHEY ARE NOT, THAT WOULD BE ACLUE, AND THERE'S NO BABY.IN SITUATIONS LIKE THIS, MAYBESOMEONE WAS JUST WEARING HEAVIERCLOTHING, BIGGER CLOTHING,DIDN'T ANNOUNCE A PREGNANCY.REPORTER: INVESTIGATORS ARECONCERNED ABOUT THE HEALTH OFTHE CHILD'S MOTHER.THEY BELIEVE SHE MAY ALSO BE ACHILD.>> WE ARE TOUCHING BASES WITHSCHOOLS, EVEN THOUGH THEY AREOUT OF SESSION.REPORTER: CORPORAL AMY MIGUEZTELLS ME THIS IS THE FIRST TIME,IN AT LEAST 17-YEARS THAT A BABYHAS BEEN FOUND ABANDONED INANNAPOLIS.SHE SAYS UNDER THE STATE'S SAFEHAVEN LAW, NO ONE NEEDS TOABANDON A NEWBOR>> IF THEY DO HAVE A BABY THEYARE UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO CAREFOR, WITHIN 10 DAYS OF THEBIRTH, THAT BABY CAN BE TAKEN TOANY HOSPITAL OR POLICE STATION,AND GIVEN TO A RESPONSIBLEADULT.REPORTER: IF YOU HAVE ANYINFORMATION ABOUT THIS CASE,CALL DETECTIVES AT 410-260-3439.

A newborn baby was left on the doorstep of an Annapolis home, police said.

Officers were called at 6:37 a.m. on a report of an hours-old Hispanic male infant found outside a home in the 2000 block of Forest Drive, police said.

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"The baby was left unattended outside on the door. It doesn't appear that anyone tried to knock on the door, or ring the doorbell, to bring awareness to the residents that the child had been left," Annapolis police spokeswoman Amy Miguez said.

The infant appeared to be in good health and was taken to a hospital for care, police said.

Police said they are concerned about the health of the child's mother and are asking her to come forward to receive medical care.

"She may need medical attention or be a victim of a crime," police said in a statement.

Police believe the mother may also be a child.

"We're touching bases with the schools even though they're out of session," Miguez said. "If you have a neighbor or a friend who was pregnant, and now they're not, that would be a clue and there's no baby around them, but it situations like this maybe someone was just wearing heavier clothing, bigger clothing, didn't announce the pregnancy."

Authorities said no one ever has to abandon a newborn baby in Maryland under the Safe Haven law -- a distressed parent who is unable or unwilling to care for their infant can safely give up custody of their baby, no questions asked.

Miguez said this is the first time in at least 17 years that a baby has been found abandoned in Annapolis. Newborns can be left at hospitals or law enforcement stations.

"If they do have a baby, they're unable or unwilling to care for within 10 days of that baby's birth that baby could be taken to any hospital, any police station, and given over to a responsible adult," Miguez said.